JJB531

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    You have read about these. Were you there or are you just going off what you saw and heard in a Fire magazine or on the internet? I ask the question, were the write ups objective or were they written up by someone with an anti-PD agenda or anti-PD sentiments? Obviously video doesn't lie but even a video may not catch the whole scene and just pieces of it.

    I have seen first hand and read the other side of the fence, with FD members doing ridiculous things at rescues to jeopardize their own safety and the safety of others. Difference is PD doesn't run to the media, a Law Enforcement magazine, or EMTBravo to b**** and mock FD about it.

    I personally have no problem with Firefighters. They're there to do a job just like everyone else in emergency services. My issue lies with the minority of Firefighters who have the biggest mouths and have nothing better to do but troll the internet and b**** and complain every time they perceive someone else is doing their job. The facts have been exhausted here numerous times, so I'm not going to waste my breath, but many local PD's (including NYC and WCPD) were tasked with performing rescue work long before many FD's. Bitching about PD continuing in the rescue field is like EMS bitching about FD's encroaching on their "turf" when all these FD's want to get into the EMS first response business. Is the arguement valid? As an EMS provider, personally I'd rather not have FD show up on my jobs, but I'm not going to knock them for it because in the end it's what's best for public safety.

    Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.

    Just a guy, 1075onarrival, Bull McCaffrey and 5 others like this

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    As far as I know, with all the studies and varying opinions on Taser use and prehospital medical management, the REMAC probably couldn't come to a decision on a formal treatment protocol because I haven't heard anything about it since then. This leaves the decision up to the individual provider. Since everything nowadays is so "litigation conscious", I couldn't see a protocol that didn't require you to work up the patient ALS, even though in most cases it's completely unnecessary.

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    We know now that no one was in danger. Was that outright apparent when the units first arrived on scene and the Troopers were asked to help? Was it known if the house was occupied or unoccupied? You're looking at a photograph that was taken how long into the operation?

    If a firefighter chooses to make an adult decision to pull over a suspected drunk driver, and potentially prevents an accident or innocent person from being injured/killed, I'll say my thanks, and take over. I won't ridicule them for helping.... But I guess that's the difference between the two professions.

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    And yet everyone (including myself) applauded members of the FDNY for backing up and assisting NYPD officers in Staten Island who were faced with a large unruly crowd.

    Who's guarding the hen house? The other Troopers working. Those Troopers most likely would have been assigned to the fire scene anyways.

    If a Firefighter taking one of my guns to help me in a firefight saves my ass or someone else's, I'm good with it. These Troopers didn't take the hose from anyone's hands, they were asked by the Fire Chief to help. Any cop would have stepped up and did the right thing.

    The simple fact is web the crap hits the fan, emergency service providers step up and do the right thing for the communities we serve and for our fellow emergency service providers. These Troopers were not tasked with an interior attack, they were tasked with spraying some water on a fire from well outside the structure because the FD didn't have the manpower. If I was a homeowner, I'd be pretty damn grateful.

    Monty, Just a guy, xfirefighter484x and 9 others like this

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    If you read the medical studies, the majority of tased individuals don't require any medical follow-up unless there are certain compounding circumstances (injury sustained from a fall, individuals who are suspected of being under the influence of narcotics). A routine part of Taser training results in students going for "the ride". How many students are routinely transported for medical evaluation?

    If you are the fortunate subject of a taser deployment, are you really injured? Hurts like hell for the 5 seconds the taser is cycling, but once the device cycles, the overwhelming majority of subjects are fine, with no adverse effects.

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    10-13 Fundraiser for Detective Peter McGovern, NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force, Previously Assigned to ESU.

    St. Vartan's Cathedral

    630 Second Avenue

    New York, NY

    May 10th, 2012

    5pm until ...........

    Donations: $20

    Pete is a 20 year veteran of the NYPD. He is a great guy with a big heart and calming demeanor. Pete was assigned to ESU during 9/11, and now needs our help to defray mounting medical costs. Please join us for a night of fun, food, and most importantly helping out a fellow Member of the Service in need.

    PM me for tickets. Thank you in advance.

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    #5- Drill itself should be a realistic scenario. Not a nuclear explosion that occurs while a schoolbus full of handicapped people rolls down an embankment all while aliens disseminate a biological warfare agent.

    #4 - Familiarization with new equipment or revisiting hardly utilized equipment

    #3 - Using the drill to adopt written pre-plans and response protocols (either incident specific or location specific)

    #2 - Fostering working relationships with surrounding agencies

    #1 - Focusing on and brushing up on the basics

  19. Posted

    I think we need to be a little patient. It has been said several times that some features will be down or appear different TEMPORARILY. If certain features aren't working or things don't look right, wait until the upgrades are finished. Seth is only one person and there's only so much time in the day for him to perform all of the work he has to do to complete the upgrade.

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    Ok and I told you what happened with each of the 3 are they the only 3 in a 50 mile radius of nyc that exist? There's plenty of small time companies that are around all I was asking was if anyone had any inside info about hiring next time I'll just spend a few hours and call each up individually

    With Ct all I was asking was details about pros and cons with each company...I called each one, filled apps for each one and went for interviews for the ones that called back just to be told that I can't be accepted because I don't have a ct drivers license

    Okay, best of luck with your search.